Crisis Management for the Masses: A Dubious Prescription for Global Calamity The recent wave of articles advising readers on how to manage their individual stress and anxiety in times of global turmoil has been a curious development.
While coping mechanisms are vital for maintaining mental health, the implication that personal distress can be mitigated through individualized techniques is misguided.
In an era marked by unprecedented natural disasters, economic inequality at record highs, and social media platforms amplifying polarizing rhetoric, suggesting that dunking one's head into ice water to trigger the mammalian dive reflex can "de escalate" collective anxiety is farcical.